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CVE-2014-0211

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-189 Numeric Errors
Publication date:
15/05/2014
Last modified:
12/04/2025

Description

Multiple integer overflows in the (1) fs_get_reply, (2) fs_alloc_glyphs, and (3) fs_read_extent_info functions in X.Org libXfont before 1.4.8 and 1.4.9x before 1.4.99.901 allow remote font servers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted xfs reply, which triggers a buffer overflow.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.50 HIGH
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Physical
Integrity (I): Physical
Availability (A): Physical

Base Score 2.0
7.50
Severity 2.0
HIGH

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1.4.7 (including)
cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:x:libxfont:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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